Acts 21:10

One of them named Agabus stood up, and indicated by the Spirit that there should be a great famine all over the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius.

For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, plagues, and earthquakes in various places.

Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place.

Now after these things had ended, Paul determined in the Spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”

But I will stay at Ephesus until Pentecost,

except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions wait for me.

Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek Yahweh, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.

For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places. There will be famines and troubles. These things are the beginning of birth pains.

He found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, who had recently come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome. He came to them,

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, that your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the Spirit of God?”

Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphenath-Paneah. He gave him Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On as a wife. Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.

The sons of Israel came to buy among those who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

“You shall observe the feast of weeks with the first fruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of harvest at the year’s end.

Yahweh came down in the cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the Spirit that was on him, and put it on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but they did so no more.

They will greet you, and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall receive from their hand.

It came to pass that as soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might greet him.

Now Elisha had spoken to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, “Arise, and go, you and your household, and stay for a while wherever you can; for Yahweh has called for a famine. It will also come on the land for seven years.”

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your love is better than wine.

If you only greet your friends, what more do you do than others? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same?

Into whatever city or village you enter, find out who in it is worthy; and stay there until you go on.

Now in those days, a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled.

There was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” They answered, “Caesar’s.”

Then he said to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he hears, he will speak. He will declare to you things that are coming.

Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia,

For I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name’s sake.”

While Peter was pondering the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men seek you.

When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they were gathered together with the assembly, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.

Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus, the king’s personal aide, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king’s country for food.

When they had gone through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.

He came to Ephesus, and he left them there; but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.

When they asked him to stay with them a longer time, he declined;

but taking his leave of them, he said, “I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem, but I will return again to you if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus.

When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the assembly, and went down to Antioch.

While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus and found certain disciples.

We sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and came to them at Troas in five days, where we stayed seven days.

But we, going ahead to the ship, set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there; for he had so arranged, intending himself to go by land.

For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if it were possible for him, to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

Now, behold, I go bound by the Spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there;

Having found disciples, we stayed there seven days. These said to Paul through the Spirit that he should not go up to Jerusalem.

When we heard these things, both we and the people of that place begged him not to go up to Jerusalem.

When we had come to Jerusalem, the brothers received us gladly.

When he had greeted them, he reported one by one the things which God had worked among the Gentiles through his ministry.

Now after some years, I came to bring gifts for the needy to my nation, and offerings;

Now when some days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea, and greeted Festus.

Touching at Syracuse, we stayed there three days.

where we found brothers, and were entreated to stay with them for seven days. So we came to Rome.

But now, I say, I am going to Jerusalem, serving the saints.

and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discerning of spirits; to another different kinds of languages; and to another the interpretation of languages.

where there can’t be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondservant, or free person; but Christ is all, and in all.

This you know, that all who are in Asia turned away from me, of whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.

but when he was in Rome, he sought me diligently and found me

Greet all of your leaders and all the saints. The Italians greet you.

I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, like a trumpet

This Good News of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

For there will arise false christs, and false prophets, and they will show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.

‘It will be in the last days, says God, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions. Your old men will dream dreams.

Yes, and on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days, I will pour out my Spirit, and they will prophesy.

When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais. We greeted the brothers and stayed with them one day.

Nevertheless, hold that which you have firmly until I come.